Yet, from an Arab perspective, the UK’s prolonged Brexit debate is not a sign of political breakdown. The Arab world, by contrast, has witnessed at least one big Brexit-like event every decade since 1948 – and these political, economic, and social ruptures never seem to heal. An entire Arab economy disappeared, and Israel was boycotted by its Arab neighbours. When the Arab world’s political economy was not breaking down or heading toward autarky, geopolitics inflicted further damage. In fact, ongoing street protests, strikes, and violence in several Arab countries suggest that a moment of reckoning may have arrived.

Source: Libya Today December 10, 2019 03:11 UTC